Discover your family's roots at Family History Day! Join fellow family history buffs for this free event in Main Library's Louis Stokes Wing. Whether you’re not sure where to begin with research or you’re the official family historian, you’ll enjoy this full day of engaging lectures from expert genealogists. Find the tools and inspiration to grow your family tree at Family History Day.

Presenters and Lectures

Carla Cegielski

• Tips & Strategies for Reading Old Handwriting (11:35 AM)
• Researching Family in the Digital Public Library of America (3:40 PM)

Christine Cochran

• Pruning a Dirty Tree (1:30 PM)
• Forensic Genealogy and its Applications (2:35 PM)

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

• Researching Enslaved African Americans in the Antebellum Period (10:30 AM)
• DNA for African American Genealogy (3:40 PM)

Michael Leclerc

• Beyond the Wills: Getting the Most from Probate Research (11:35 AM)
• Finding Our LGBTQ+ Ancestors (4:45 PM)

Dana Ann Palmer

• Ohio Catholic Records Research (10:30 AM)
• Buckeye Expansion: Migration into Ohio (1:30 PM)
• Top 10 Websites for Ohio Genealogy (2:35 PM)

This is an all-day event, but you are welcome to arrive at any time. A boxed lunch will be provided to attendees.

Tours of Main Library will be available at 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 4:45 PM. Click your preferred time for registration and further information.